2006 Aboriginal population profile for Regina : Profil de la population autochtone de 2006 pour Regina

More than half of the Aboriginal population (56%) was under the age of 25, compared to 32% of the non-Aboriginal population. [...] Statistics Canada 5 2006 Aboriginal Population Profile for Regina Introduction This report examines the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the Aboriginal population living in the census metropolitan area (CMA) of Regina.1 The 2006 Census and 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS), which provide an extensive set of data about Aboriginal people, are the data sources. [...] In 2006, the median age3 of the Aboriginal population in Regina was 22 years, compared to about 39 years for the non-Aboriginal population. [...] For example, 10% of Aboriginal men and 14% of women 35 years of age and older4 were attending school in 2006, compared to 5% of non-Aboriginal men and 6% of women (see table 3 in the appendix). [...] Percentage of Aboriginal people in Regina living below the low income cut-off greater than non-Aboriginal population Statistics Canada uses the concept of low income cut-off (LICO)12 to indicate an income threshold below which a family will likely devote a larger share of its income on the necessities of food, shelter and clothing than the average family.